What to do in an emergency
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WHILE DRIVING
If the engine stalls at a cross-
road or crossing
If you have a flat tire while
If engine stalls while driving
driving
1.
Reduce your speed gradually,
keeping a straight line. Move cau-
tiously off the road to a safe place.
If the engine stalls at a crossroad or If a tire goes flat while you are driving:
crossing, set the shift lever in the N
(Neutral) position and then push the
vehicle to a safe place.
1.
Take your foot off the accelerator
pedal and let the car slow down 2. Turn on your emergency flashers.
while driving straight ahead. Do
not apply the brakes immediately
or attempt to pull off the road as
this may cause a loss of control.
When the car has slowed to such
a speed that it is safe to do so,
brake carefully and pull off the
3.
Try to start the engine again. If
your vehicle will not start, contact
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer or
seek other qualified assistance.
✽
NOTICE
road. Drive off the road as far as If there was a check engine light and
possible and park on firm, level loss of power or stall, it is best if safe
ground. If you are on a divided to do so to wait at least 10 seconds to
highway, do not park in the median restart a vehicle after it stalls. This
area between the two traffic lanes. may reset the car so it will no longer
run at low power (limp home) condi-
tion.
2.
When the vehicle is stopped, turn on
your emergency hazard flashers,
set the parking brake and put the
transaxle in P (automatic transaxle)
or reverse (manual transaxle).
3.
4.
Have all passengers get out of the
car. Be sure they all get out on the
side of the car that is away from
traffic.
When repairing a flat tire, follow
the instruction provided later in
this section.
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